Lourdes Díaz Laudinot, a Cuban mother residing in Alamar who had been missing for several days, has been located, although details regarding the circumstances and the place where she was found have not been disclosed.
The news was announced this Saturday by the Gender Observatory Alas Tensas (OGAT), which had previously activated an alert for the disappearance.
Relatives reported that Lourdes Díaz Laudinot, who was reported missing on July 25 in Havana, has been found. Her uncle, Iván Ramírez, confirmed the news on Facebook and thanked those who supported the dissemination of the alert. "We appreciate everyone who shared and provided their support," the Observatory stated, which did not provide further details.
The alert that mobilized the networks
Lourdes' family had reported her disappearance through a video on Facebook posted by her cousin Nelvis Durruthy, who described the situation as "devastating."
"My family in Cuba is facing a devastating situation. My cousin, Lourdes Díaz Laudinot, is missing, and since then, no one has been able to locate her," stated Durruthy.
The disappearance of Lourdes occurred in an atmosphere of extreme family tension.
Armando Lara, known as "El Kini" and father of Lourdes' children, was allegedly stabbed by Osneisi Torres, the woman's current partner. The assailant fled the scene after the crime.
The search poster disseminated by the family warned in capital letters: “HER LIFE IS AT RISK.”
Lourdes' cousin expressed the dimension of the family drama:
"The incident in which Armando El Kini lost his life is horrific and tragic, as there are two children left without a father. Moreover, this risk also affects her life, and we don't know what is happening."
The family feared that Lourdes might be with Osneisi Torres, possibly in Pinar del Río, the suspect's home province, although this information was never officially confirmed
Following the report of the disappearance, the Gender Observatory of Alas Tensas immediately activated the Yeniset Alert - a citizen search mechanism for missing women in Cuba - and widely disseminated the case on social media.
Cuba without official search protocols
The positive outcome of Lourdes' case contrasts with the structural precariousness that Cuban families face in the wake of a disappearance.
In Cuba, there are no effective state protocols for searching for missing persons nor an official system equivalent to the AMBER Alert, which forces families to rely on social media and independent organizations like OGAT.
The Yeniset Alert, a mechanism named after Yeniset Rojas Pérez—who went missing in Ranchuelo, Villa Clara, on March 19, 2022—is the main civic tool available in these cases.
In 2025, OGAT documented 40 disappearances of women, girls, and boys in Cuba: 26 were found alive, eight remained as active alerts, and six were found deceased.
The figures for gender-based violence in 2026 are alarming: independent observatories recorded 44 femicides by July 27, nearly double the number for the same period in 2025, with a total of 350 femicides from 2019 to June 2026 according to records from independent organizations.
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